1880s Autograph Album of Ida Moore, Student at Decorah Institute at Decorah, Iowa

 

1880s autograph album of Ida Moore (1868-1920), a student at Decorah Institute at Decorah, Iowa.  Inscribers hailed mostly from Iowa, with three from Minnesota, and one each from Nebraska and Wisconsin. 

Ida wrote her name and address on the inside back cover, along with the note: To read when I am old and grey.

The album measures approximately 6"by 4" and contains the sentiments of over 80 of Ida's relatives, friends, schoolmates and teachers.  An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

	? [7]	J	Jerald	R	Richards
B	Bachelder		Jewell [3]		Rierson
	Billings		Johnson	S	Sallee [4]
	Boyd	K	Kearns		Schmidt
	Bridge [3]		Kirk		Scott [3]
C	Child [2]	L	Larson		Severson [2]
	Coleman		Linzenmeyer		Shulze
	Coughlin		Lowe	T	Thompson
D	D?	M	McCarthy		Tillotson
E	Eide		Merrill [2]		Tuttle [2]
	Elwick		Moore [3]	W	Weymouth
	Erickson		Mott		Whiteman [2]
G	Gardner	N	Narum		Wilson
	Gullickson		Nelson [2]
H	Haas [3]		Ness
	Hansohn		Nodshilder
	Headington [5]	O	Odson [3]
	Hegg		Olson
	Hesla [2]	P	Pedersen
	Hitchcock		Puntney

Ida Moore was born 19 January 1868 in Decorah, Iowa, the daughter of Charles Oscar Moore and Gustava (Erickson) Moore. Two of Ida's brothers inscribed pages in her album.

Brother Henry inscribed a page.

Brother Louis Moore inscribed a page but he was young, and his handwriting is not easy to decipher.

One of the inscribers, F. M. Jewell, who penned his page on March 20, 1886 at Decorah, Iowa, noted: "True friends are jewells but like jewels are scarce".

Fittingly, Ida and Franklin M. Jewell married at Decorah, Iowa, on 9 September 1891. They would have, I believe, three children, one of whom, Emily Jewell, "Emma", inscribed a page in the album.

Ida died in 1920 and Frank in 1941. They're buried with Ida's parents in the Phelps Cemetery in Decorah, Iowa.

Teachers who inscribed pages:

• Moses Billings
• Annis Mott
• F. B. Tillotson

If you have corrections and/or additions to the above or information or research to share on any of the people listed below, please leave a comment.

Alphabetical List of Inscribers

• Mary ?, possibly Mary Daley, Dalvey or Dalen, of Calmar, Iowa. Middle initial could be J or I. She was Ida's seatmate
• Emma
• Name unclear
• Hammond ? Emma, possibly Emma W. (S); Ida's seatmate, presumably at Decorah Institute
• Peter Nar?, possibly Peter Narum; inscribed at Decorah Institute on February 6, 1886 Robert
• Mary Bachelder of Castalia, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on February 11, 1886. Ida's friend and schoolmate 
• Moses Billings, Ida's teacher; inscribed on December 1, 1884. Presumably Moses Billings (1862-1921)
• D. Boyd; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on September 6, 1886
• Allie Bridge; inscribed on January 20, 1884 at Decorah, Iowa
• Allie Bridge; inscribed on January 2, 1885
• Priscilla Bridge; inscribed on December 28, 1883
• Estella Child of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on December 19, 1885
• Charlie Child of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on December 19, 1885
• Atta L. Coleman; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on July 17, 1884
• Kate G. Coughlin; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on October 5, 1885; Ida's schoolmate
• Mary ?, possibly Mary Daley, Dalvey or Dalen, of Calmar, Iowa. Middle initial could be J or I. She was Ida's seatmate
• Lina Eide of Bratsberg, Minnesota; inscribed at Decorah Institute on January 26, 1886
• Thomas Elwick; inscribed on March 4, 1886 at Decorah, Iowa
• Caroline Erickson of Springwater, Iowa; inscribed on February 20, 1885
• Mabel I. Gardner of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on May 17, 1885
• Christine Gullickson; inscribed on February 10, 1886 at Decorah Institute; Ida's schoolmate
• Julius Haas of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed in 1884 at age 9
• Emma Haas of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed in 1884 at age 7
• Maggie Haas; inscribed at 33rd Avenue, Decorah, Iowa, on May 19, 1885
• Emma M. Hansohn; inscribed on January 26, 1886. Not sure of surname
• Louise Headington; inscribed in 1884 Nellie Headington, inscribed in 1884
• Hallie Headington Herb Headington of Decorah, Iowa
• Winnie Headington; inscribed on May 19, 1885. Ida's schoolmate Helena Hegg
• Ollie Hesla; not sure of surname; inscribed in 1885, at D.I., presumably Decorah, Iowa
• Lena Hesla of Waterville, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on October 30, 1885. Not sure of surname
• Hallie V. Hitchcock; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa
• Emmy M. Jerald of Lime Springs, Iowa; inscribed on December 19, 1885 at Decorah, Iowa
• ? V. E. Jewell; inscribed in October 1887. Presumably Benjamin E. Jewell (1850-1938), Ida's future brother-in-law
• Miss Emma Jewell of Decorah, Iowa; Ida's daughter
• F. M. Jewell; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on March 20, 1886. Presumably Frank M. Jewell. He played on his surname: "True friends are jewells but like jewels are scarce". True indeed, because Ida and Frank married on 9 September 1891! 
• Alfred O. Johnson of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on January 2, 1887
• Ella M. Kearns of Ossian, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on 10/8/85
• Ida's schoolmate Nellie Kirk of Lansing, Iowa; inscribed on January 25, 1886
• Christena Larson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on March 3, 1884
• Anna Linzenmeyer
• William Lowe of Hadley, Minnesota; inscribed on January 27, 1884
• Hattie McCarthy of Jackson Junction, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute, on March 15, 1886
• Will Merrill; inscribed on January 9, 1884
• Nettie Merrill of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on January 9, 1884
• Henry Moore; Ida's brother Louis Moore of Decorah, Iowa, in a year I can't make out; age ?, possibly 8. He was John Louis Moore (1877-1947), Ida's brother
• Ida Moore, Decorah, Iowa, album owner. "To read when I am old and grey". Written on the inside back cover
• Annis Mott; inscribed in 1886 and directed to Ida, "Dear teacher". Possibly the Annis Mott who married Martin Ellingson in 1894
• Peter Nar?, possibly Peter Narum; inscribed at Decorah Institute on February 6, 1886
• Anna Nelson; inscribed at Decorah Institute on April 7, 1885
• John N. Nelson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa
• A. J. Ness; inscribed on March 18, no year written; Ida's uncle
• H. Nodshilder Joseph Odson; inscribed on January 10, 1885 at Springwater, Iowa
• Samuel Odson; inscribed in 1885 at Springwater, Iowa
• Rachel Odson; inscribed at Springwater, Iowa, on January 10, 1885
• Albert A. Olson of Springwater, Iowa
• Petra Pedersen; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on December 31, 1883 [not sure last digit]. Presumably written in Danish
• Dora Puntney; inscribed on June 23, 1886
• Joseph Richards of York, Minnesota; inscribed on February 15, 1886
• Betsey C. Rierson of Mona, Iowa; inscribed on March 12, 1885 at Decorah Institute
• Charles Sallee; inscribed on January 17, 1884 at Decorah, Iowa
• Mrs. Sallee; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on August 1, 1884
• Dixie Sallee of Decorah, Iowa
• Carrie Sallee; from or inscribed at Royal, Nebraska, on February 16, 1889
• Johanna Schmidt of B?, Howard County, Iowa; inscribed at Decorah Institute on October 30, 1885
• Mrs. E. W. Scott of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on November 29 [the year is too faint to read]. Possibly Edith E. (Fawcett) Scott, who married Edward W. Scott on 11 May 1886. Edward may have been the E. W. Scott who inscribed a page elsewhere in the album. 
• E. W. Scott of Decorah, Iowa; inscribed on October 29, 1886. Presumably the Edward W. Scott who married Edith E. Fawcett on 11 May 1886. Edith was presumably the Mrs. E. W. Scott who inscribed a page elsewhere in the album.
• Margaret L. Scott; inscribed on October 16, 1886
• Sever Severson, age 12, of Spring Water, Iowa; inscribed in 1886. Sever "John" Severson (1874-1955)
• Helen Severson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on December 20, 188?
• Belle Shulze
• Carrie Thompson of Springwater, Iowa; inscribed on November 17, 1885
• F. B. Tillotson; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on January 8, 1884. Ida's teacher. Presumably Fred Burr Tillotson (1860-1937)
• Edith Tuttle of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin; inscribed on December 10, 1884 ?
• Gacie Tuttle, age ?, 1887. Possibly "Lillie Gracie Tuttle" or "little" Gracie Tuttle; age could be five. Alternatively, the year could be 1897
• Mary Weymouth
• Ada Whiteman; inscribed at Decorah, Iowa, on October 13, 1883. Possibly the Ada S. Whiteman who married John J. Headington on 1 December 1886 at Decorah, Iowa.
• Vinnie Whiteman
• Clara Wilson or Wilsons

Photographs and Birthday Book from the Dunham Family, their In-laws and Friends, mostly from Piscataquis County, Maine; Michigan & Wisconsin

Several photographs and a birthday book that appear to pertain to the Dunham family of Sebec, Maine, including family members who moved to Michigan and Wisconsin, and friends from Sebec and Dover-Foxcroft and around Maine.

The birthday book does not list the birthdays of Effie Idella (Dunham) Merrill (1869-1926) or her husband William True Merrill (1862-1933), leading me to wonder if Effie might have been the original owner of the book and photo collection. She was the daughter of Levi Bearce Dunham (1828-1908) and Ann C. (Dow) Dunham (1830-1895) of the Foxcroft section of what is now Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.

Surnames mentioned on the photographs and in the birthday entries:

? (3)	Gaede (2)	Sands (2)
Dow	Hamilton	Smart
Dunham (13)	Harlow (2)	Smith
Edgerly	Merrill	Stewart
Foss	Packard (4)	Sturtevant
	Parker	Washburn (10)

Above, a man identified on the reverse as Will Dunham.  He was William Herbert Dunham, born in Sebec, Maine, in 1866, son of Levi Bearce Dunham (1828-1908) and Ann C. (Dow) Dunham (1830-1895).

The reverse of the photograph suggests that these two young women might be William Herbert Dunham's sisters, Angeline (Dunham) Packard (1863-1920), "Angie" and Effie Idella (Dunham) Merrill (1869-1926).  However, the faint studio imprint seems to indicate Wisconsin, which might make them Washburn sisters or cousins or mother and daughter.  Hopefully a reader with identified family photographs will weigh in.  Perhaps Angie and Effie were on a visit to their Washburn relatives.

The birthday book contains two obituaries:

• Lillian B. (Yeaton) Parker (1892-1970), wife of dentist George C. Parker (abt 1884-1953), who was born in the Dover-Foxcroft area and who is presumably the person who ties in Lillian with the Dunham family.  Note: Lillian's FindaGrave memorial notes that she died in March 1970, but her Social Security death record notes January, 1970, which would tie in with the fact that the clipping was tucked in the pages that hold entries for January 10-12. Lillian's middle name was presumably either Bernice or Berniece, per the 1900 Census, when she was listed as "Bearnice".
• William True Merrill (1862-1933), husband of Effie Idella (Dunham) Merrill (1869-1926)

Sample pages from the birthday book:

People depicted in the photographs and/or mentioned in the birthday book:

• Photograph of two young women: handwritten ID suggests they may have been Effie Idella (Dunham) Merrill (1869-1926) and sister Angeline (Dunham) Packard (1863-1920), "Angie", but the studio imprint refers to a Wisconsin studio. Perhaps they were members of the families of the Washburn brothers who moved from Piscataquis County, Maine, to the Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, area.
• "Lulu and Donald". Photograph of what appears to be mother and son - ID: "Lulu and Donald".  Could Lulu be the nickname of Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham (1874-1951) and Donald be Donald Bird Dunham (1904-1983), Laura's son with William Herbert Dunham (1866-1931)?
• Photograph of an unidentified young woman in an oversized hat tucked into the page for April 19-21
• Wilson Job Dow (1868-1952). Entry for August 27: "Wilson J. Dow, 1868-1910".  Wilson was born at East Dover, Maine, son of Job Dow (1807-1899) and second wife Lydia (Lyford) Dow (1842-1935). Wilson moved to Pennsylvania.
• "Dunham boys". Photograph of two young men - ID: "Dunham boys".  Presumably the sons of William Herbert Dunham (1866-1931) and Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham (1874-1951)
• Donald Bird Dunham (1904-1983). Entry for June 23: "Donald Bird Dunham, 1904. Died in June 1983"  [The death info was written in pencil much later, presumably in 1983 or later]  Donald was the son of William Herbert Dunham (1866-1931) and Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham (1874-1951)
• Doris (Dunham) Nevins Sarns (1908-1996). Entry for August 25: "Doris Dunham - 1908".  Doris was the daughter of William Herbert Dunham and Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham.
• Eben J. Dunham (1859-1947). Entry for July 17: "E. J. Dunham, 1859".  Eben was the brother of Effie Idella (Dunham) Merrill (1869-1926); Angeline (Dunham) Packard (1863-1920); and William Herbert Dunham.  Eben or Ebenezer lived at Sebec, Maine, and was the husband of Rosetta (Ewer) Dunham (1859-1932).  
• Eva Maude (Dunham) Smith. Entry for February 7: "Eva M. Dunham, 1900-1912"  Presumably Eva Maude (Dunham) Smith (1900-2002). 
• Herbert Lucien Dunham (1898-1987). Entry of September 15: "Herbert Dunham 1898".  Herbert was the son of William Herbert Dunham and Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham
• Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham (1874-1951). Entry for April 2: "Laura Bird Dunham, 1874".  Laura was the wife of William Herbert Dunham (1866-1931).
• Norman Leslie Dunham (1907-?). Entry for February 4:  "Norman Leslie Dunham, 1907"  Norman was the son of William Herbert Dunham and Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham
• Rosetta (Ewer) Dunham (1859-1932). Entry for October 13: "Rose Dunham, 1859-1912" Rosetta, or Rose, was the wife of Eben J. Dunham (1859-1947).  They lived at Sebec, Maine.
• Stanley and Joan Dunham. Photograph of a boy and his younger sister - ID: "Here are our youngsters, Stanley, 11, and Joan, 8, on Armistice, Will Dunham's Grands".  Presumably Herbert Stanley Dunham and Joan Dunham, children of Herbert Lucien Dunham and Irene Mathilda (Lutz) Dunham. 
• Will Dunham's Son. Photograph of a young man in a Navy uniform - ID: "Will Dunham Son".  Presumably a son of William Herbert Dunham (1866-1931) and Laura Edith (Bird) Dunham (1874-1951)
• William Herbert Dunham (1866-1931), "Will". Photograph as older man: Will, the son of Levi Bearce Dunham (1828-1908) and Anna C. (Dow) Dunham (1830-1895) of Piscataquis County, Maine, moved to Michigan. He married Laura Edith Bird in 1896; died at Detroit, Michigan in 1931. Also, an entry in the birthday book for March 4: "W. H. Dunham, 1866"
• Helen May (Dow) Edgerly (1874-1948). Entry of September 23: "Helen May Edgerly, 1974".  Helen was the daughter of Job Dow (1807-1899) and second wife Lydia (Lyford) Dow (1842-1935) and wife of Reuben B. Edgerly (1872-1951).  
• Sadie Helen (Houston) Foss (1873-1935). Entry for July 22: "Sadie Houston Foss, 1873".  Sadie, born at Sebec, Maine, or Dover, Maine, was the daughter of William H. Houston and Harriet (?) Houston, and the wife of Elisha C. Foss (1863-1929)
• Ruth Emily (Washburn) Gaede (1881-1944). Entry for September 2: "1881 R. Emily Washburn Gaede, 1909". Ruth was the daughter of Leroy Marsham Washburn (1847-1939) and Ruth Emily (Lawrence) Washburn (1857-1917) and the wife of Willard Eugene Gaede (1876-1920).
• Willard Eugene Gaede (1876-1920). Entry for June 12: "1876 Willard Eugene Gaede, 1909".  Willard was the husband of Ruth Emily (Washburn) Gaede (1881-1944), daughter of Leroy Marsham Washburn (1847-1939) and Ruth Emily (Lawrence) Washburn (1857-1917).
• Alice A. Hamilton. Entry for November 17: "1887, Alice A. Hamilton, 1910" [not sure of year].  Alice was the daughter of Charles B. Hamilton (1854-1935) and Fannie E. (?) Hamilton (1857-1925) of Sebec, Maine.  She might have been the Alice A. Hamilton who married Walter E. Bowen, Jr. at Dover-Foxcroft, Maine in 1935.
• Ada Almeda Harlow (1873-1953). Entry for May 11: "Ada A. Harlow, 1873".  Ada was born in Maine on 11 May 1873, daughter of Isaac Bradford Harlow (1834-1910) and Mary Edwards (Burgess) Harlow (1837-1892) and died in California on 2 September 1953.
• Inez Belle Harlow (1880-1967). Entry for May 28: "Inez Belle Harlow, 1880".  Inez, a cousin of Ada Almeda Harlow, was the daughter of Edwin Dean Harlow (1855-1885) and Alice G. (Stedman ?) Harlow (1856-1882) and the wife of Luther Calvin Hoagland (1869-1935).
• William True Merrill (1862-1933); his obituary.  He was the husband of Effie Idella (Dunham) Merrill (1869-1926).
• Alma Phoebe (Sturtevant) Morrill (1875-1971). Entry for September 6: "Alma P. Sturtevant, 1875-'08".  Alma was the daughter of Lewis L. Sturtevant and Hannah (Hoyet ?) Sturtevant and the wife of Herbert E. Morrill, whom she married in South Dakota in 1911.  Possibly the Alma S. Morrill buried in Boulder, Colorado, where there is also a Herbert Morrill and an Edwin S. Morrill [they had a son Edwin] buried.
• Angeline (Dunham) Packard (1863-1920), "Angie". Entry for April 13: "Angie Dunham Packard, 1863". Angie was the wife of Henry Barrows Packard (1861-1931)
• Everett Dunham Packard (1888-1942). Entry for August 28: "Everett D. Packard, 1888-1910, Oct 13 1912"  Everett was the son of Henry Barrows Packard (1861-1931) and Angeline (Dunham) Packard (1863-1920), "Angie".  Everett moved to Massachusetts and then to Connecticut.  He married Gladys L. Fox about 1917.
• Henry Barrows Packard (1861-1931). Entry for January 24: "Henry B. Packard, Jan 24, 1861" Henry was the husband of Angeline (Dunham) Packard (1863-1920), "Angie".  
• Ruth Ann (Packard) Larrabee (1895-1976). Entry for August 29: "Ruth A. Packard, 1895-1910"  Ruth was the daughter of Henry Barrows Packard (1861-1931) and Angeline (Dunham) Packard (1863-1920), "Angie" and the wife of Orman Russell Larrabee.  Ruth and Orman moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
• Lillian B. (Yeaton) Parker (1892-1970), wife of dentist George C. Parker (abt 1884-1953). Lillian's obituary is tucked in the pages for January 10-12 in birthday book, presumably because she died in January, as she was born November 25, 1892.
• Cora B. (Stowe) Sands (1865-1948). Entry for June 1: "1865, Cora Stowe Sands. 1913." Cora was the wife of Frank E. Sands (1865-1938) and lived in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.  
• Frank E. Sands (1865-1938). Entry for January 3 in birthday book: "1865, Frank E. Sands".  Frank, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, was the husband of Cora (Stowe) Sands (1865-1948).
• Charlotte E. (Smith) Smart (1874-1961 or 1964). Entry of October 2: "Charlotte E. Smart, 1874"  Charlotte was the daughter of Brainard B. Smith and Izah (Pitman) Smith and wife of Herbert Chesley Smart (1870-1901).  There was another, if not the same, Charlotte E. Smith in the area, who married  Elmer A. Paine. As for the discrepancy in Charlotte's death date: a record in the Maine Death Index notes 1961, whereas the FindaGrave memorial shows 1964 - there's no photograph of Charlotte's information, just that of Herbert.
• Daisy Laura (Curtis) Smith (1877-1968). Entry of September 14: "Daisy Curtis Smith, 1877".  Daisy was the daughter of Charles Curtis and Ella M. (Clark) Curtis and the wife of Eugene Brainard Smith (1871-1953), who was the son of Brainard B. Smith (1841-1928) and Izah (Pitman) Smith (1837-1918); lived at Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.
• J. H. Stewart. Entry for October 27: "J. H. Stewart"
• Edson Wilmot Washburn (1855-1911). Entry for January 17: "Edson W. Washburn, 1855."  Sometime in the 1870s, Edson left Piscataquis County, Maine for Wisconsin.  He married Jennie Elizabeth Johnson (1869-1962) there in 1885. Edson was the son of William Washburn (1812-1878) and Lucia or Lucy A. (Dunham) Washburn (abt 1815-1895) and the younger brother of Leroy Marsham Washburn (1847-1939), whom he followed to Wisconsin. 
• Ella Mae Washburn (1871-1946). Entry for July 2:  "Ella Mae Washburn".  Ella was the daughter of William Franklin Washburn (1839-1920) and Debora Frances (Clark) Washburn (1847-1924).  William Franklin Washburn was the son of William Washburn (1812-1878) and Lucia or Lucy A. (Dunham) Washburn (abt 1815-1895) 
• Everett Levi Washburn (1895-). Entry for December 12: "Everett Levi Washburn, 1885"  1885 is apparently an error on the part of person who wrote this in the book, as most records show Everett Levi Washburn was born December 12, 1895.  Everett was the son of Edson Wilmot Washburn (1855-1911) and Jennie Elizabeth Johnson (1869-1962) and the husband of Monica Evelyn (Paterson) Washburn.  Everett died in Turkey in 1938.  There is, however, a FindaGrave memorial for an Everette Washburn (1885-1947), who is buried in Wisconsin.
• Harry Andrew Washburn. Entry for October 9: "Harry Andrew Washburn, 1887"  Harry was the son of Edson Wilmot Washburn (1855-1911) and Jennie Elizabeth Johnson (1869-1962).  Possibly this Harry Washburn (1887-1968).
• Jennie Elizabeth Johnson (1869-1962). Entry for January 31: "Jennie E. Washburn, 1869."  Jennie was the wife of Edson Wilmot Washburn (1855-1911).
• Leroy Marsham Washburn (1847-1939). Entry for February 12: "L. M. Washburn, 1847"  Leroy, born at Sebec, Maine, was the son of William Washburn (1812-1878) and Lucia or Lucy A. (Dunham) Washburn (abt 1815-1895) and the older brother of Edson Wilmot Washburn (1855-1911).  Leroy moved to Wisconsin; married Ruth Emily (Lawrence) Washburn (1857-1917).
• Lorin Edson Washburn (1892-1946). Entry for December 24:  "Lorin Edson Washburn, 1892"  Lorin was the son of Edson Wilmot Washburn (1855-1911). and Jennie Elizabeth Johnson (1869-1962)
• Lucy A. (Washburn) Leischow (1889-. Entry of October 16: "Lucy A. Washburn, '89".  Daughter of Edson Wilmot Washburn (1855-1911) and Jennie Elizabeth Johnson (1869-1962) and wife of Frederick V. Leischow, Jr.
• Martha Lucile (Washburn) Wharton (1883-1972). Entry for August 30: "1883 Martha Lucile Washburn" - Daughter of Newell Stratton Washburn (1844-1909) and Emma Francis (Bucknam) Washburn (1856-1922) and wife of Denis Wharton.
• Ruth Emily (Lawrence) Washburn (1857-1917). Entry for May 29: "Mrs. Ruth Emily Washburn, 1857-1908".  Ruth Emily (Lawrence) Washburn (1857-1917), wife of Leroy Marsham Washburn (1847-1939)

If you have corrections to the information above or insights into any of the people mentioned, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

1879-1910 Autograph Album of Ida M. Harvey of Wisconsin & Illinois, Before & After Marriage to Luther D. Wright

Autograph album kept from 1879 to 1910 by Ida M. Harvey of Wisconsin and Illinois, before and after her marriage to Luther D. Wright.

Inscribers hailed from:

• Carpentersville, Illinois
• Chicago, Illinois
• New Hampton, Iowa
• Sibley, Iowa
• Bristol, Wisconsin
• Cypress, Wisconsin, presumably the village in Bristol, Wisconsin
• Oshkosh, Wisconsin
• Wilmot, Wisconsin

It appears that the first few pages of the album are missing, and thus possibly any title, ownership or welcome pages.

Clues to Ida's identity included a pages inscribed by her father, Samuel H. Harvey, and her daughters Cora May Wright and Gertrude Wright.  Below, the page inscribed by Ida's father.

The album measures approximately 7" by 4-1/4" and is in fair condition, with re-sewn binding and the unknown number of missing pages, as noted above. I don't believe there are many missing pages, however.  The album contains the sentiments of nearly 60 of Ida's relatives and friends and apparently came to light one day, with the Ida's daughters taking their opportunity to inscribe one or more pages.

An alphabetical list of the inscribers, together with any personal information they offered, appears at the end of this post.

Surnames in the Album

A	Anderman	L	Lamberson [2]		Sherman
B	Blake		Lane		Shortliff
	Buck	M	Masters		Shumway
	Burton		Moore		Smith [6]
D	Dunton [2]	P	Patrie or Patric		Sovereign
G	Gardner [2]		Price		Stegeman
H	Hapgood	R	Read	W	Wardlow
	Hardscrabble		Riley		Wilson [2]
	Harvey [4]		Roberts		Wright [3]
	Hegemann
	Hewitt
	Hinman

From brief online research, hopefully correct - corrections and additions requested:

Ida M. Harvey was born in Wisconsin about January 1863, the daughter of Samuel H. Harvey, who inscribed the page above, and Martha Ann (Penney or Pinney) Harvey.

The only inscriber to call Ida "sister" was "Sue" who inscribed a page at Chicago, Illinois, on December 17, 1879.  Sue, however, I believe, was the Susan Elizabeth (Biddle) Harvey, the wife of Ida's brother Edward Smith Harvey.

On May 1, 1883 in Kane County, Illinois, Ida M. Harvey married Luther D. Wright, son of Luther D. Wright and Julia A. (Bradley) Wright.   Ida and Luther lived at Dundee, Illinois, and later moved to Washington State.  They had, I believe, three children, and these three left sentiments in Ida's album.  Cora inscribed three pages, with two shown below, and Gertrude two.

Cora May Wright of Carpentersville, Illinois; Ida's daughter 

Cora May Wright; inscribed on March 20, 1909.  Ida's daughter

Gertrude; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 13, 1895.  Ida's daughter Gertrude Wright. 

Gertrude; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on  November 24, 1897.  Ida's daughter Gertrude Wright

The Will who sketched an amazing vignette of a naughty Ida may have been Ida's son William D. Wright, or perhaps a brother-in-law.

Ida died in 1844, and Luther in 1949.  I'm not sure if they're buried in Washington or in Wisconsin or Illinois.  Perhaps a reader will weigh in.

Other inscribers who mentioned a kinship [there were likely others who did not express a kinship]:

• Lizzie; Ida's cousin, who presented the album to Ida, at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
• Edgar; Ida's cousin
• Ed. S. Hinman; inscribed at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on January 2, 1880.  Ida's cousin
• Emett S. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
• Josie E. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.

If you have corrections and/or additions to the information above, or information on any of the inscribers listed below, please leave a comment or contact me directly.

Inscribers in the Album

• Lizzie; Ida's cousin, who presented her the album at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
• Joe; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on December 21, 1879.  Ida's cousin
• Hattie; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on May 19, 1881.  Cypress is presumably the village at Bristol, Wisconsin.
• Lizzie; Ida's cousin, who presented the album to Ida, at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
• Bertha; inscribed at Cypress on May 7, 1881.  Cypress was presumably the village at Bristol, Wisconsin.
• Edgar; Ida's cousin
• Nellie ?, possibly Nellie Mizelle; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 10, 1880
• Carrie; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on February 1, 1880
• George N.; Frank
• Claud; inscribed on September 19, 1880
• Jennie S.; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on October 17, 1880
• ?, possibly Elsie; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 28, 1881
• Herman Anderman; inscribed at WIlmot, Wisconsin, on April 6, 1881
• E. L. Blake of Chicago, Illinois; inscribed on May 7, 1881
• Minnie E. Buck; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on May 30, 1880
• ? Burton; possibly H. Burton or W. Burton; inscribed on October 1, 1882.
• A. M. Dunton; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on November 13, 1881
• Mary E. Dunton of Sibley, Iowa; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on November 13, 1881
• Kittie Gardner; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 4, 1880
• Willie Gardner; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 22, 1880
• Lillie Hapgood; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on March 30, 1880
• John Hardscrabble
• Ed; Ida's brother Edward Smith Harvey
• Ida M. Harvey of Wisconsin and Illinois; presented the album by her cousin Lizzie at Chicago, Illinois, at Christmas in 1879
• S. H. Harvey; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on January 1, 1880.   Ida's father Samuel H. Harvey
• Sue; inscribed at Chicago, Illinois, on December 17, 1879.  Called herself Ida's sister, but perhaps sister-in-law Susan Elizabeth (Biddle) Harvey, wife of Ida's brother Edward Smith Harvey
• Louis Hegemann; inscribed on April 6, 1881
• Carrie Hewitt; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on 5-9-1881.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
• Ed. S. Hinman; inscribed at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on January 2, 1880.  Ida's cousin
• Tillie Kern
• D. H. Lamberson.  Perhaps David H. Lamberson of Chicago, Illinois
• F. Lamberson.  Possibly Frank Lamberson of Chicago, Illinois
• May Lane; inscribed at Cypress on May 7, 1881.  Cypress was presumably the village at Bristol, Wisconsin.
• Eddie Masters; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on December 6, 1880
• Frank Moore; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on September 12, 1880
• Sarah Patrie or Sarah Patric; inscribed on February 3, 1880
• Kate Price; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on September 15, 1881
• Austin Read; inscribed on October 14, 1882
• Will Riley; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 15, 1883
• Josie Roberts; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on October 13, 1880
• E. Sabin; inscribed in February 1880
• Sarah E. Sherman of New Hampton, Iowa; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on October 13, 1884
• Laura Shotliff; inscribed on May 20, 1881
• Clara E. C. Shumway of Bristol, Wisconsin, inscribed on May 20, 1881
• Elmer C. Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 28, 1881
• Fannie Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on February 20, 1881
• Irving Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on November 21, 1880
• Martha E. Smith of Carpentersville, Illinois
• May Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois
• W. R. Smith; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois
• Bell Sovereign of Bristol, Wisconsin; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 2, 1881
• Mary Stegeman; inscribed at Wilmot, Wisconsin, on April 6, 1881
• George Wardlow of Carpentersville, Illinois
• Emett S. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
• Josie E. Wilson; inscribed at Cypress, Wisconsin, on April 7, 1880.  Ida's cousin.  Cypress was a village in Bristol, Wisconsin.
• Cora M. Wright; inscribed three pages, including dated ones on March 20, 1909 and October 4, 1910.  Ida's daughter Cora May Wright.
• Gertrude; inscribed at Carpentersville, Illinois, on March 13, 1895.  Ida's daughter Gertrude Wright.  She also inscribed the following page on November 24, 1897.
• Will Wright, possibly. Also, initials C.H.H.  Wonderful sketch of Ida as a little girl sitting on a log.